Inspecting Collection

Facsimile Transmission Experiment
(Original Caption) Facsimile transmission of pictures by telephone. Experiments by New York Telephone Company

Lucky Strike Cigarette Advertisement Featuring Grading Leaf by Peter Hurd
A 1944 advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes features a detail of Grading Leaf by Peter Hurd

FDA Inspecting Meat at Packing Plant
(Original Caption) From the colonial days to the opening of the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, in 1865

Hammerstein Inspects Theater Remodeling
(Original Caption) Oscar Hammerstein (1847-1919) inspects the refurbishing procedures in the lobby of one of his numerous theaters. Ca. 1910

Textiles Being Examined Before Shipment
(Original Caption) Textiles being examined before shipment at American woolen mills, Boston, 1912. Photograph

Detective Faurot Examining Fingerprints
(Original Caption) 1/9/1919-Inspector Faurot and finger prints

Inspection of Immigrants at Ellis Island
(Original Caption) 1920-New York, NYEllis Island. Inspection of health and processing immigrants

Sir Hamer Greenwood Inspecting Guns
(Original Caption) 10/9/1920- Dublin, Ireland- During a recent inspection of the Royal Irish Constabulary at the R.I.C

Car Makers Inspecting Their Product
(Original Caption) 12/1/1921-Long Island City, NY- William C. Durant, maker of Durant cars, and William C. Poertner inspect some of the 50 cars that were turned outof the Durant factory in L.I.C

Ataturk Inspects Officers At A School
(Original Caption) 9/11/1926-Constantinople, Turkey- His Excellency, Mustafa Kemal Pasha, head of the Turkish government

Charles Lindbergh Inspecting Airplane Motor for His Transatlantic Flight

Grover Whalen Inspects New Traffic Lights
(Original Caption) New York, NY- Photo of Commissioner Grover Whalen, along with a crowd of others, examining the new signal posts at 57th Street and 5th Avenue

Man Inspecting Motor of Used Automobile
(Original Caption) Man inspecting motor of second-hand car. Undated photograph

Monkey Inspecting Wine Bottle
A monkey sticks his nose into a wine bottle in a field. (Photo by �� Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)

G.E. Pendray with Rocket Fueling Device
(Original Caption) 2/19/1932- G. Edward Pendray, vice-president of the American Interplanetary Society, examines the device which turns the fuels into the rocket motor by electricity

Italo Balbo Inspects Flight Crews
(Original Caption) 2/23/1933-Rome, Italy- General Italo Balbo, Italian Air Minister

Government Workers Examining Money in Bureau of Engraving and Printing
(Original Caption) Washington, DC: New Money For United States. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D. C

Grasshopper Researcher Examining the Creatures
It keeps L. E. Newlan "on the hop" keeping track of the millions of grasshoppers that constitute his stock in a trade

Customs Inspector Examines Opium Package
(Original Caption) 6/15/1933-New York, NY- J. Nasten, U.S

Nellie T. Ross With Frank Chapin At Mint
(Original Caption) 6/29/1933-Philadelphia, PA- Mrs

General Kundt Inspects Bolivian Soldiers During Chaco War

Vp Of Westinghouse Inspects A Punch Pres
(Original Caption) 1934-Mansfield, OH: C. E

Racer Examining the Finish Line
Sir Malcolm Campbell, who will try to beat his own record of 272.108 m.p.h

Direct Current Electrostatic Generator
A man looks through a porthole of one of the two 15-foot spherical terminals of the Van de Graaff 10, 000, 000 volt direct current electrostatic generator

Major General Frank Parker Inspects Plane
(Original Caption) 9/13/1936-Dallas, TX- On the eve of his retirement as Commander of the 8th Corps area, Major General Frank Parker, U.S.A

King Edward Strolling in Welsh Town
King Edward VIII strolls through the town of Pontypool in Wales to inspect the conditions of many unemployed British during the Depression

Examining Dog Vivisecting Trough
(Original Caption) 1/31/38: Miss Elizabeth Howry, president of the Animal Defense and Anti-Vivisection Society Inc. of the District of Columbia and nationally known anti-vivsectionist, and Dr

Girls Pick At Debris From Home
(Original Caption) 9/22/1938-New London, CT- A couple of youngsters inspect bits of salvage material they dug from the wreckage of this home after the hurricane had swept through New London

Woman Inspecting Bullets
Fee Perez inspects.30 caliber rifle and machine gun bullets at Remington Arms Company's Bridgeport plant alongside a pinup of her husband, Melburn, who is serving overseas

General Franco Inspecting German Soldiers
(Original Caption) 5/28/39: General Franco inspecting German soldiers

Man Inspecting Motorcycles
(Original Caption) 12/17/1939-Somewhere in England: Captain Sir Malcom Campbell, England's speedboat record holder, is shown inspecting his motorcycle company where the unit is undergoing training

Frozen Studebaker
A Studebaker is frozen during a temperature endurance test

Doctors Inspecting Army Men at Base
(Original Caption) 7/5/1940-Fort Dix

Winston Churchill Inspecting American Tommy Gun
Prime Minister Winston Churchill inspects an American Tommy gun during a 1940 tour of defenses along England's northeastern coast

Luftwaffe Messerschmitt ME-109E Shot Down during the Battle of Britain
The Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 Yellow 10 of Unit 6 Jagdgeschwader 51 (6./JG 51)

Officials Inspecting Guard Of Honor
(Original Caption) 11/18/40-Haiphong, Indo-China: Hajime Matsumiya (right), Japan's special envoy to French Indo-China, shown in company of French officials and Rokuro Suzuki (left)

A Goddard Rocket
Three of Robert Goddard's assistants (from left to right, Nils Ljungquist, Albert Kist, and Charles Mansur) inspect a rocket prior to its launch in 1941

Henry Ford Inspects B-24
(Original Caption) 4/25/1941-Dearborn, MI: Major B. F

Women Testing Nylon Parachutes
(Original Caption) 8/31/42-New England: Many hands hunt for flaws as a nylon parachute canopy is spread over an illuminated inspection table at the Pioneer Co. every square inch is examined

Women Inspecting Parachute
(Original Caption) 9/19/1942-New England: Many hands hunt for flaws as a nylon parachute canopy is spread over an illuminated inspection table at the Pioneer Co. Every square inch is examined

Wendell Willkie and Montgomery Study Battlefield Map

President Franklin D. Roosevelt Touring Aircraft Factory
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt on an inspection tour of the Douglas Aircraft Company's factory in Long Beach, California, USA

Supervisor Inspecting Mustard Gas Canisters
A supervisor inspects mustard gas warheads at an unidentified arsenal

Government Workers Examining Tea
(Original Caption) 3/11/1943-New York

Charles De Gaulle And Henri Giraud
(Original Caption) 6/10/1943-North Africa: De Gaulle arrives in North Africa

Aircraft Gunners Inspecting Gun
(Original Caption) Maj. Daniel F. Riva, 24, of Hartford, Conn. fortress squadron commander talking with one of his waist gunners S/Sgt. John Leahy, 20, of Norwood, Mass

Eleanor Roosevelt and Mrs. Henry Morgenthau Jr
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Mrs. Henry Morgenthau Jr. (wife of Treasury Secretary) look at paintings at an "Army at War" art exhibit

Postmaster Looking at Packages
Postmaster Ernest J. Kruetgen inspects packages at a mail distribution center. The packages must be delivered to servicemen overseas before Christmas

Mark Clark and E.G. Dutra Inspect Troops
(Original Caption) 10/1944-Italy-Lieutenant General Mark W

Men Looking at Television and Radio
(Original Caption) 11/3/1944-Chicago, IL: Kennith Turner (left), dirctor of engineering, and Richard A

British Soldier Inspects Bomb Damage
(Original Caption) 03/21/1945-Burma: At noon yesterday, all Japanese resistance ceased in Mandalay, ending a 12-day siege of Burma's second city by the British 14th Army

Workers Inspecting Chrysler Imperials on Assembly Line
(Original Caption) At the Chrysler Motor Co. cars go down the final inspection line

Plane Crash In Empire State Building
(Original Caption) 07/28/1945-New York, NY: AFTER ARMY BOMBER CRASHED EMPIRE STATE. A view of part of the wreckage of the U.S

Lana Turner Inspects Photos Of Herself
(Original Caption) 09/14/1945-Hollywood, CA.: Would you believe it? Lana Turner recently posed for some portraits and she's wondering how they came out

Generals Inspect a Row of P-40s
(Original Caption) 12/1945- China- Shown inspecting a row of P-40s at an airfield somewhere in China are, left to right; Sir John Dill, of the British Forces; General Chennault

MacArthur Inspecting Honor Guard
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur and Captain William Johnston inspect the honor guard outside the American Embassy

Man Inspecting Purses at Police Station
Robert "Red" Manley identifies Elizabeth Short's purse in the Black Dahlia murder case

Tea Experts Seated And Testing Teas
Members of the US Board of Tea Experts meet to taste teas. Left to right around the tasting table are J. Grayson Luttrell of Baltimore, Robert A. Lewis of Boston, George F

Richard M. Nixon and Robert Stripling Sitting at Desk
(Original Caption) Richard M

Clerk at Counter Checks Customer and Goods
(Original Caption) 1948: A clerk checks a customer's purchases at the cashier's desk

President Truman Looking Down the Barrel of Rifle
(Original Caption) June 9, 1948 - Bremerton, Washington: President Truman looks into the barrel of a Grand rifle during an inspection of Marine troops in Bremerton, Washington

Nixon Examines Microfilm
(Original Caption) 12/6/1948- Washington, DC: Representative Nixon looks over microfilm in spy case. Rep. Nixon (right)

Immigrants Being Inspected Upon Arrival at Ellis Island
Immigrants wait in line upon arriving at Ellis Island to receive a thorough inspection from immigration officials

Man Inspecting Dry Cracked Soil
Jimmie Lee Sanders inspects a plot of dry, cracked soil, a result from the drought

Man Standing with Tomahawk Cruise Missiles
(Original Caption) Production Supervisor Duane Daugherty is inspecting the Tomahawk cruise missiles that have reached the end of the production line at General Dynamics Convair Division in San Diego

Workers Polishing Hubble Telescope Mirror
(Original Caption) The final-polished 94-inch primary mirror is inspected prior to application of the reflective coating

Alvaro Obregon On Horse W/Staff Members
(Original Caption) Irapuato, Mexico: Photo shows Mexican President Alvaro Obregon with members of his staff on a tour of inspection of the Irapuato. Ca. 1933

Woman And Child Inpsect Stocking Content
(Original Caption) Christmas morning in the sunny south. Inspecting the stocking. Photograph by J. H. Tarbell, 1897

Africans In Line With Rubber Baskets
(Original Caption) Africa- With their quotas of rubber on their heads, Africans--including young children--line up for the agent's inspection

Men Inspecting Power Transformer
(Original Caption) View of a power transformer being subjected to numerous tests before shipment to its utility customer. Undated photograph

Dealers Inspecting a Negro at a Slave Auction in Virginia Illustration
An illustration of a slave auction published in the Illustrated London News, February 16, 1861

Chinese Immigrants Arriving In San Fran
(Original Caption) Chinese arriving in San Francisco, inspection by custom officers. Woodcut, 1877

Actress Ingrid Bergman and Director Roberto Rossellini
Actress Ingrid Bergman and director Roberto Rossellini inspect the Etruscan ruins. Bergman is in Italy to make a new film

Father Teaching Son About Guns
(Original Caption) 10/31/1949-Pittsburgh, PA: Steelworker Joe Habovich, an employee of the Universal-Cyclops Steel Corporation, is making the most of the hunting season while out on strike

Packaging Machine at Corn Flakes Factory
A woman inspects a Corn Flakes cereal box along the conveyor belt at the Corn Flakes division of Kellogg's main packaging plant

Crwod Of Children Inspecting Comic Books
(Original Caption) 4/13/1950-Southampton, England: This is big business for the youngsters of Southampton, and the currency of comic book swapping is measured in thrills, horrors, and fun

Workers Inspect 95 Car Auto and Train Wreck
(Original Caption) 11/10/1950- Palatine, IL- Wreckage was piled two stories high after the 95-car Chicago & Northwestern freight train wreck here last night

Woman Inspecting Transistor, 1948
(Original Caption) 1/22/1952: Close-up of an RCA lab technician using a magnifying glass to inspect a new transistor, the revolutionary electronic amplifier

Detective Standing Next to Mounted Skull
(Original Caption) 5/7/1952-Nassay County, NY- Adam Yulch is a specialist in laundry marks; probably the best in the world

Youth Check Supplies in Fallout Shelter
(Original Caption) 5/29/1952-Bronxville, NY: John C. Legler is a man who likes to be prepared

Val Peterson Checking Crash Test Dummy
Val Peterson, Director of the Federal Civil Defense Administration, checks a crash test dummy following a nuclear weapons test along the grounds of Nellis Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert

Crossing Guard with Student Assistants
(Original Caption) 12/11/1953-Philadelphia, PA- To make its streets safer for children walking to and from school

Chou En-Lai Inspecting Troops In Guard
(Original Caption) 7/4/1954-Delhi

Automobile Light Trails
(Original Caption) The brutal lounging doled out by the body twist road is illustrated in two wavy lines of lights made by the car's parking lights

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